CA 29 - Setup a DNS hosted zone in Route53 in AWS

Step 1: Login to AWS

1. Open AWS Management Console
2. Search for Route 53
3. Open the service

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Step 2: Create a Hosted Zone (Test Domain)

1. Click Hosted Zones
2. Click Create Hosted Zone
3. Choose:

• Private Hosted Zone (best for no real domain)
  1. Select a VPC (required for private zone)
  2. Click Create Hosted Zone

Step 3: Observe Default Records

• You will see:

  • NS Record
  • SOA Record

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Step 4: Create DNS Records

1. Click Create Record

Add example:

🔹 A Record

• Name: server1
• Type: A
• Value: 192.168.1.10 (dummy IP)

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Step 5: (Optional Demo with EC2)

If you want to impress:

1. Launch an EC2 instance
2. Use its private IP
3. Map it in A record:

   server1.mytest.local → EC2 private IP

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Step 6: Test DNS (Inside VPC only)

1. Connect to EC2
2. Run:

   nslookup server1.mytest.local

It should resolve to your IP

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Result

A private hosted zone is successfully created and DNS records are configured without using a public domain.

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Conclusion

This project demonstrates internal DNS resolution using Route 53 without requiring a registered domain name.